August

Blog Posts in August, 2013

“ White-collar crime is generally referred to a case in which there is no violent act. There is no drug act. It is a simply a crime where the basis of the crime is usually financially motivated. We have handled tax fraud cases, mortgage fraud cases, bank fraud cases, and as well as document stock manipulation and stock fraud cases. Admission to federal court is something that you do not get just ...

“In terms of working with professionals, I think the representation has to take into account a lot of different things. Number one, of course: any criminal punishment can be devastating to any individual, but when it comes to a professional, that can have some collateral consequences in terms of the loss of their license to practice their profession or, even if they retain their license, their ...

Tom Foley, a New York attorney, appears in a Newsday article from August 22 regarding the Leatrice Brewer case, and his representation of Innocent Demesyeux, the father of two of Brewer’s late children. Brewer is seeking a cut of Demesyeux’s settlements from the wrongful death ruling in the deaths of their two children, Innocent Demesyeux Jr. and Michael Demesyeux (see July 12th Newsday article on ...

Foley Griffin, LLP, a Nassau County criminal defense law firm , has recently launched a video discussing mortgage fraud. Owning a beautiful home is the “American Dream”. Everyone has thought, at some point or another, about the house they would love to own — from “playing house” as children, to looking into loans and mortgages as an adult. For some people, however, this dream can turn into a ...

New York attorney Thomas Foley , of Foley Griffin LLP, will represent Innocent Demesyeux in his case against Leatrice Brewer ( see Matter of Demesyeux , 350391 ). Brewer is seeking a cut of Demesyeux’s settlements from the wrongful death ruling in the deaths of their two children, Innocent Demesyeux Jr. and Michael Demesyeux (see July 12th Newsday article on the case.) Brewer has confessed to ...

Long Island personal injury attorney Brian Griffin, of Foley Griffin, LLP, was quoted in a Newsday article about the Rall case. Attorney Griffin is representing Matthew Rall, who is facing charges after allegedly getting into an altercation with another patron at a bar. Records also show that Rall followed the other patron onto the LIE eastbound, and deliberately smashed into his vehicle.

“ Premise liability cases could include cases involving improper security. Those cases would involve a situation where a property owner has something going on on their property, knows that there’s going to be people there, and doesn’t have the proper security for the people coming to the location. We have proved successful cases against them for injuries that occur because of their negligent secur ...

Foley Griffin, LLP, a personal injury law firm in New York , has released a video discussing the need for a Notice Of Claim. When a minor injury case is take to a small claims court, the process begins with a Notice Of Claim. The Notice Of Claim details every aspect of the accident — where it happened, when it happened, and any other information the court might need to know. It is important that ...

Larry Trapani, a veteran in the insurance industry, has teamed up with New York personal injury attorneys Foley Griffin to answer clients’ most common questions about car insurance. In Foley Griffin’s new car insurance FAQ page, he answers questions such as; Should I put my property damage claim through my insurance company, or the other company? I work off the books. Will no-fault insurance pay ...

“If you’ve got a DWI , it presents some additional issues because of the fact that the license suspension and sanction can be much longer. Additionally, anybody who is young and receives any conviction in the state of New York, it’s going to sit with them for a very long period of time. I was instrumental in pushing in this county, when I was president of the Criminal Bar Association, a program ...

A field test, also known as a “Standard Field Sobriety Test”, is a battery of tests designed to determine if a driver is showing signs of impairment or intoxication. These are psychomotor tests intended to determine an individual’s ability to understand directions, as well as their physical ability to complete the tests. If you have been charged with a DWI in New York, contact Nassau County ...

“Medicare or Medicaid fraud is either the improper billing for services that you rendered or the billing for services that were not rendered. For doctors and professionals, it must be very important that they properly bill for the services they’ve given and they always bill for only the services they’ve given. Your insurance company’s there to defend if you’re sued civilly, but that’s why you need ...